febrifuge

English

Etymology

From French fébrifuge, from Latin febris (“fever”) + fugāre (“to drive away”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɛbɹɪfjuːdʒ/

Noun

febrifuge (plural febrifuges)

1. An antipyretic (fever-reducing) medication.
   • 1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 19:

     ...therein it differs not from the mode of operation, which we observe in the famous peruvian febrifuge.

   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1131:

     And, by goodness, the door was ajar into the hall, for Constance had slipped out to the nearest pharmacy in search of a febrifuge for her fever-bound lover.